13 years in prison for former care home warden who raped intellectually disabled woman

A Hong Kong court has handed a former care home warden, Chung Pui-kei, a 13-year prison sentence for repeatedly raping a 23-year-old resident with intellectual disabilities at the Hong Chi Pinehill Integrated Vocational Training Centre in Tai Po. High Court Judge Douglas Yau Tak-hong denounced the assaults as "extremely despicable" and highlighted the defendant's lack of remorse during the trial.

The judge chastised Chung for "abusing his power" as the victim's caregiver and betraying the trust placed in him by his employer and the victim's family. Prosecutors had presented evidence showing that Chung had assaulted the victim five times, three times in a male staff room and twice in her room between July and August 2024.

The victim, who has the mental capacity of a nine-year-old due to her intellectual developmental disorder, testified that she had refused Chung's advances and expressed discomfort but feared speaking out due to his aggressive behavior. Despite the defendant's plea of not guilty, the jury rejected his arguments, finding the explanation for the DNA evidence that led to his semen being found on the victim's bedsheet to be "absurd."